Bigg's
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| bigg's hypermarket | |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1984 (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Food, clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, toys, lumber, garden supplies and housewares. |
| Parent | Supervalu, Inc. |
| Website | http://www.biggs.com/ |
- The correct title of this article is bigg's. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
bigg's is a chain of hypermarkets that has thirteen stores in the Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky. In 2006, the company closed its Clarksville, Indiana location, which was also the company's only Indiana location. The Clarksville store, unlike the typical bigg's, was a grocery only store. The comapany has been facing financial losses due to increasing competetion with other brands such as Wal-Mart. bigg's is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu.
[edit] History
In 1984, bigg's opened it first store in Cincinnati, Ohio, which was the first store to offer full lines of groceries and general merchandise. In 1994, bigg's, with seven locations, was acquired by Supervalu.
| Corporate Directors: Jeff Noddle | Mike Jackson | Gary Ames | Irwin Cohen | Ronald E.Daly | Lawrence A. Del Santo | Susan E. Engel | Philip L. Francis | Edwin C.(Skip)Gage | Garnett L. Keith, Jr. | Charles M. Lillis | Kathi Seifert| Marissa T. Peterson | Steven S. Rogers | Wayne Sales |
| Chains: Albertsons | Acme | bigg's | Bristol Farms | Cub Foods | Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy | Hornbacher's | Jewel | Lazy Acres | Lucky | Osco & Sav-on Pharmacy | Save-A-Lot | Scott's Food & Pharmacy | Shaw's | Shop 'n Save | Shoppers Food & Pharmacy | Star Market | Sunflower Market | Supervalu Pharmacies |
| Supply Chains: Advantage Logistics | Total Logistic Control | W. Newell & Company |
| Stock Ticker: NYSE: SVU | Employees: 200,000 | Website: supervalu.com |
